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Dear Parent/Carer
Following the Chief Medical Officers advice, all children and young people aged 12-15 are now being offered the opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccination (Pfizer).
The current position is for all children in this age group to receive one dose of vaccine although this will be reviewed.
The vaccine cannot give them COVID-19 and will reduce their chance of suffering from COVID-19 disease. Like all medicines, no vaccine is completely effective and it takes a few weeks for your body to build up protection from the virus. Some people may still get COVID-19 despite having a vaccination, however this should lessen the severity of any infection. Vaccines can cause side effects; most are mild and short term, and not everyone gets them. More details are available in the leaflet ‘A Guide for Children and Young People’, which can be found by scanning the QR Code or using the web link below.
Schools are being asked to host the vaccination sessions for 12-15 year olds, which means that students will be able to have the vaccine during the school day, if consent is provided. The vaccines will be administered by healthcare staff, following the usual approach to vaccinations that are undertaken at school.
If you would like to discuss the vaccine further please do not contact the school, instead contact the Community and School Aged Immunisation Service on:
Bear in mind, if they don't get their consent your child may be approached by one of those people (who allowed historic child abuse to flourish) who will determine if the kid is mature enough to allow them to